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mren(1) 		     General Commands Manual			 mren(1)

Name
     mren - rename an existing MSDOS file

Note of warning
     This  manpage  has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo docu-
     mentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete.  See  the  end  of
     this man page for details.

Description
     The  mren command is used to rename or move an existing MS-DOS file or sub-
     directory. Its syntax is:

     mren [-voOsSrRA] sourcefile targetfile

     Mren renames an existing file on an MS-DOS file system.

     In verbose mode, Mren displays the new filename if the name supplied is in-
     valid.

     If the first syntax is used (only one source file), and if the target  name
     doesn't  contain  any  slashes or colons, the file (or subdirectory) is re-
     named in the same directory, instead of being moved to the current mcd  di-
     rectory  as would be the case with mmove. Unlike the MS-DOS version of REN,
     mren can be used to rename directories.

See Also
     Mtools' texinfo doc

Viewing the texi doc
     This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's  texinfo  docu-
     mentation.  However,  this  process  is only approximative, and some items,
     such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this translation
     process.  Indeed, these items have no  appropriate  representation  in  the
     manpage format.  Moreover, not all information has been translated into the
     manpage  version.	 Thus  I strongly advise you to use the original texinfo
     doc.  See the end of this manpage for instructions how to view the  texinfo
     doc.

     *	    To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the following
	    commands:

		   ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi

     *	    To generate a html copy,  run:

		   ./configure; make html

     A	premade  html  can  be found at `http://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/man-
     ual/mtools.html'

     *	    To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode), run:

		   ./configure; make info

     The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html.  Indeed, in  the
     info version certain examples are difficult to read due to the quoting con-
     ventions used in info.

mtools-4.0.49			     14Jun25				 mren(1)

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